An important duel in the bottom section of the Kakkonen, with both FC Espoo and SalPa experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 11th and the visitors in 10th place.
FC Espoo and SalPa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
FC Espoo form and stats
FC Espoo have collected 11 points from their Kakkonen home games so far after 3-2-2.
The spoils were shared in Espoo's previous game, also at home. Visiting KaaPo (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 3-3 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Espoo lost 0-2 at GrIFK's place.
There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against KaaPo as O. Günes's goal in the 84th minute completed a cancellation of 1-3 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
A decent goal production from Espoo in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Espoo defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
SalPa form and stats
As the visiting team in Kakkonen matches, SalPa have produced an overall stat of 3-1-2 so far.
SalPa's last game was the home draw against PIF (1-1). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting PIF.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, SalPa are regular goalscorers on their travels. As for defending, SalPa rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Espoo victories, one draw and six SalPa wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.FC Espoo missing players
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| FC Espoo | SalPa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 27 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 86% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 71% |
| 46% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 71% |
| 15% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 128 | 74 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 57 | 130 |
| 65 | 34 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 29 | 64 |
| 28% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 48% | 34% |
- All of FC Espoo's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Espoo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- SalPa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- SalPa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- SalPa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Klubi-04 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 36 | 37 |
| 2 | Ilves II | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 3 | PIF | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | KaaPo | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Atlantis | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | HJS Akatemia | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | TPV | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 8 | Jazz | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | GrIFK | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 15 |
| 10 | SalPa | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 11 | FC Espoo | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | P-Iirot | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | -29 | 5 |